Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model273: Low-sulfide Au-quartz vein
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsGold
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockSchist · Catoctin Formation;Lynchburg Formation
Associated rockMeta-Basalt · Catoctin Formation
StructureBlue Ridge Anticlinorium, Triassic Basin Border Fault , Ne-Sw Trend, Triassic Basin Faults
Tectonic settingPiedmont
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1855
Discovery year1855
Identification
Deposit ID10079812
MRDS IDW030550
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.50532, -78.01443
References
SWEET, P.C., 1980, GOLD IN VIRGINIA: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, PUBLICATION 19, 77 P.SWEET, P.C., 1974, UNPUBLISHED FIELD OBSERVATIONS: VIRGINIA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES.1855 DIREXPL PRODUCED PRIOR TO CIVIL WAR1974 RECON VA. DIV. MIN. RES, LOCATED MINESWEET (1974).